• NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Why not book her with her hijab? That’s how she’s gonna be almost all the time anyway so a picture without her hijab is a little meaningless.

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      11 months ago

      Immutable features only, I assume. If Joe always wears a baseball cap because he’s balding, should his booking photo include the cap? If Roy always wears a bandana, should that be included? If Jane always wears a burqa, should she wear it in the booking photo?

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          11 months ago

          Shaving would likely be a step too far and potentially even considered an assault in some jurisdictions, and they do likely remove wigs.

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      11 months ago

      Generally hats are removed to make sure people aren’t smuggling things in their hair into the jail.

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          11 months ago

          According to the article it was a single woman doing the search. The real issue was the camera in the room sending footage to the lobby. But the Hijab being removed is a must when searching for contraband.